Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Archives

Attention birders! The Maine Bird Atlas needs your help

by Gillian Graham December 9, 2021December 9, 2021

An online meeting Thursday will update birders on how to help with the statewide citizen science project by reporting bird sightings.

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State to expand testing of deer, and add turkeys, too, after ‘forever chemicals’ found in Fairfield-area animals

by Kaitlyn Budion November 24, 2021November 25, 2021

The expanded testing comes as the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife on Tuesday directed people not to eat the meat of deer found in the Fairfield region because of elevated chemical levels.

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State issues do-not-eat advisory for deer harvested in the Fairfield-area over ‘forever chemicals’

by Kaitlyn Budion November 23, 2021November 24, 2021

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife issued the advisory Tuesday after finding high levels of ‘forever chemicals,’ or PFAS, in deer in the area.

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Body of Pennsylvania man recovered from Sheepscot Pond in Palermo

by Amy Calder October 29, 2021October 29, 2021

Akshay Mamidela, 25, of Delaware Water Gap, apparently went onto the water Wednesday night to retrieve a paddleboard that had drifted from shore and his kayak capsized due to rough conditions, officials said.

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Snowmobile registration fees increase Oct. 18

October 5, 2021October 4, 2021

MAINE — The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW) will be increasing snowmobile registration fees on Oct. 18. Registration fees provide the funding to build and maintain the trail system and help support the clubs and volunteers who provide the critical work to maintain trail systems and support private landowners who allow trail […]

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Outdoors in Maine: Are punishments too steep for honest mistakes by honest hunters?

by V. Paul Reynolds September 18, 2021September 19, 2021

V. Paul Reynolds writes that it’s tough to say how much honesty should be incentivized, but he wonders if Maine’s fish and wildlife commissioners have too much power to render judgments.

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Portland man charged with leading warden, state police on chase in Waterville

by Amy Calder June 29, 2021June 30, 2021

Justin Cardelli, 41, was arrested last Wednesday after he refused to stop for a warden in Waterville and eventually fled into the woods with a female passenger.